Slowcity.ca Open Mic - Family Day edition: Broken Social Scene, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Saxsyndrum, Adam Baldwin, Parting Gift, Pop Evil, Lydia Ainsworth and iskwē

Nothing says Canadian music family like Broken Social Scene, the thunderous hug of a band of BFFS, awesome in their own right individually and yet together still awesome. The TO crew have a new EP out, ‘Let’s Try The After - Vol 1,’ and they step up to open the Fam Jam open mic. Stay and listen to the rest of the voices, its quite the collection of folks and feelings, just like a family but remember its not a real family reunion until some one cries.
Happy Fam Jam with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Saxsyndrum, Adam Baldwin, Parting Gift, Pop Evil, Lydia Ainsworth and iskwē

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Slowcity Open Mic Night - Yellow sun on the snow edition; Shad, Howlin' Circus, Madison Violet, Rachel Beck

Quite an eclectic line-up tonight for this week’s open mic. Shad, Madison Violet, Rachel Beck and Metric

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Howlin’ Circus - Mar 2- Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
Rachel Beck - Mar 7 - The Dakota Tavern, Toronto
Metric - Apr 26 - Scotia Bank Arena, Toronto

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Good Lovelies play Massey Hall May 11, with Royal Wood and Fionn

By Will McGuirk

Busy time for the Good Lovelies with a grand date at the old lady on Shuter Street and another at the Grand Dame of Folk Fests, Mariposa. The trio are touring their indie release, "Shapeshifters", recorded with Daniel Ledwell, who has worked with Jenn Grant among others. Beautiful work too, with all instrumentation taking a back seat to the full harmonies of Kerri Ough, Susan Passmore, and Caroline Brooks.

Here's the intinerary:

Friday, May 11- Toronto, ON - MASSEY HALL - Special Guests of Royal Wood
Wednesday, May 30 - London, ON - Aeolian Hall
Saturday, June 2 - Thunder Bay, ON - Port Arthur Polish Hall
Sunday, June 3 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre
Tuesday, June 5 - Saskatoon, SK - The Broadway Theatre
Wednesday, June 6 - Edmonton, AB - The Triffo Theatre
Saturday, June 9 - Vancouver, BC - The Fox Theatre
Sunday, June 10 - Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom
July 7-8 - Orillia, ON - Mariposa Folk Festival
Wednesday, Aug 1 - Hilton Beach, ON - Old Town Hall Summer Concerts
Saturday, Aug 11 - Goderich, ON - Goderich Celtic

The Good Lovelies release "Shapeshifter", play Massey Hall May 11 with Royal Wood

The voice times three, the harmonies, the Good Lovelies bring it all in silky delicate number light as breathing, and while they see gold I see This Is Us all of us.

Young Novelists come round again with new album and tour

The bookish hookish Young Novelists have released "Come Round Again" a track which neatly marries the Skydiggers and Joel Plaskett in a raggedy pub folk romp about a Halton Hills heist. Their new album, 'in city and country', comes out May 4 2018.

Mayhemingways 'Skip Land' out Feb 23, dates include hometown show at The Mount in Peterborough Mar 10

Peterpatch folkin' blues two-piece The Mayhemingways are readying up "Skip Land" for a Feb 23 2018 release. First single from the Steve Loree produced album "Frances the Truck Driver" is available and the duo have a long road of winter tour trucking ahead of them - locals dates include Dora Keoghs in TO, and the Arlington Hotel in Maynooth.

UPCOMING CANADIAN TOUR DATES

Thursday, January 25 - Timmins, ON - The Moneta w/ Lee Hannigan
Friday, January 26 - Espanola, ON - Pat and Deb’s Garage
Saturday, January 27 - Lavigne, ON - Lavigne Tavern
Friday, February 9 - Toronto, ON - Dora Keogh’s w/ Catriona Sturton
Saturday, February 17 - Tweed, ON - Tweedsmuir Tavern w/ The Sadies
Wednesday, February 21 - Calgary, AB - Open Mic Guests, Mikey’s Juke Joint w/ Brooke Wylie
Thursday, February 22 - Edmonton, AB - House Concert  
Friday, February 23 - Calgary, AB - Ironwood w/ Skinny Dyck & The Chicken Catchers
Saturday, February 24 - Lethbridge, AB - The Slice w/ Skinny Dyck & The Chicken Catchers
Sunday, February 25 - Black Diamond, AB - The Westwood (Matinee 5pm start)
Wednesday, February 28 - Twin Butte, AB - Twin Butte General Store
Saturday, March 3 & Sunday, March 4 - Yellowknife, NWT - Snowking's Winter Festival
Saturday, March 10 - Peterborough, ON - The Mount
Saturday, March 17 - Belleville, ON - Capers
Friday, March 30 - Sarnia, ON - Paddy Flaherty’s
Saturday, March 31 - Maynooth, ON - The Arlington w/ Little Fire
Friday, April 13 - Winnipeg, MB - Times Changed High & Lonesome Club w/ Poor Choices
Saturday, April 14 - Gull Lake, SK - House Concert
Monday, April 16 - Jasper, AB - The Whistle Stop
Tuesday, April 17 - Field, BC - Truffle Pig
Thursday, April 19 - Chilliwack, BC - Tractor Grease
Friday, April 20 - Nanaimo, BC - The Queens
Monday, April 23 - Duncan, BC - The Duncan Showroom
Tuesday, April 24 - Tofino, BC - Rainforest Inn
Sunday, April 29 - Saskatoon, SK - House Concert